St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-20
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Commits
Sioners.
Regular Meeting.

Oh. IAtl., june 1856
/ Tile Board of Fire Commissioners OF
the city of st. Paul met at s O'Clock D. m
Present: Commissioners Parker
/, PrendergaSt, Freeman, Martin and Mr.
|. President.
/ Re fading of minutes of previous meet
ing dispensed with.
\ COMMUNICATIONS.
Frpm the City Clerk, forwarding the
following resolution passed by the City
Council, approved June 8, 1887:
5 BY Aid. Sanborn-
b Resolved, That the Board of Fire
|, Commissioners be and they are hereby
authorized to make the following ex-
charges and purchases, and to construct
the following buildings, tO-wit:
FifSt-To exchange engines Nos. 8
tthe. Ahrens Manufacturing company for
two of their second size improved ell
gineS and pay that company $500 for
the exchange.
Second-To purchase one Aerial lad
der truck at an expense of about 81, 100.
Third-TO build building OH Front
street TO accommodate Chemical Com
pany MOI.
Fourth-TO purchase an engine, hose
carriage, hose, horses and necessary
equipments therefor, to be located in
house at corner of Edmunds and Marion
streets. Accepted.
On motion the secretary was in
Structed to advertise for proposals for
the following apparatus and hose: One
second size piston steam fire engine
one hOze carriage, one Aerial turntable
ladder truck, two ordinary hook and
ladder trucks, two double eighty-gallon
chemical fire engines, four thousand
feet steam fire engine hose Bids on
above to be submitted at meeting to be
held on Monday, June 81 inst
Communication from GATES A. john
son. Building InSp. ctor, cUndemning
work done on walls of engine house at
Merriam Park was taken up and con-
Sidered. On motion, the matter of
further inspection of the work was re-
ferred to building Inspector, architect
and contractor.
From the Chicago Rubber company,
submitting proposition for new suction
hose. Accepted, and Chief empowered
to order the new suction made.
REPORTS.
Commissioner Prendergast reported
the safe Of engine house No. for
the sum of 500 to ". B. Run
Rumble, who is to move the building off
the lot and allow the city use of it until
the new engine house is ready for occu-
pancy. On motion, report WAS accepted
and adopted.
On motion, the Board ordered the pur-
chaser of No. & engine house to place an
insurance of 800 on the building, made
payable, i'll case of loss, to the city.
Commissioner Freeman reported the
purchase of one horse for the sum Of
s275. Accepted and adopted
The Committee 10 whom WAS referred
the application of w. n. Cary Il Sons
for boring additional artesian wells re-
ported progress, and on motion. We're
granted further time to investigate.
Adopted.
The Chief reported a collision Of trucks
L and while responding to an alarm
on Wednesday, June s, in which one
man was killed and four injured. The
accident was due to the driver of Truck
mo. being absent from quarters when
1.-THE alarm came in, was late in getting
fout Of the house and was trying to make
up for lost time. On motion, the report
twas received and considered. Action
deferred until the next meeting of the
Il Board.
{ The Chief Engineer reported false
alarm from the American District tele-
graph to No. 404 jackson on May 81.
i gSupt. Jenkins reported the need of
ialarin registers, which he considered
:, very necessary, to perfect the fire alarm
System. Referred.
The Secretary reported the sale of
condemned property amounting to S62 80
! andpfesented the City Treasurer's re-
-D~.ceint for the same. Filed.
=, Oh motion of Commissioner Parker.
Architect II. +. Hand was instructed to
prepare plans for an engine house to be
erected on the lot owned by the city on
front street, i'll Auerbach IL Hands adj
dition.
The following bills, duly approved,
were presented:
M. Clancy, s2z5; Vanderwarker &
Acker. 10: Donaldson IL Ogden, S27;
Robert Seeger, S31.30; Paragon Heater
company, $50; j. Fred Smith, So;
NoyeS Bres. d Cutter, S15.12;
II. w. Feote, $500; Gates A. John
son, S31.50; A. L. Stewart. SIS:
st. Paul OdoriesS and Excayating COM
pany, $3.50; J. Ii. Schumacher, So. 25:
j. +. Gribben, $3l.06; st. Paul Hard
ware company, Sl.75; Fire Extinguish-
ing Manufacturing company, S2S; ST.
Paul carpet company, S20.53; Charles
Friend, sH.lS: ii. a. Schultz, Sl55.27;
GLOBE Publishing company, S114S;
John b. Spencer, Sl1.3S; John Martin
Lumber company, ST; Strong-fIackett
ohip'ii3 S|'Vf, i.oDiilooii N GARY. 800,
A. Boedigheimer. $3.50; Nfcols 81
Dean, S52.25; Union Tank Line,
S5l.55; st. Paul Foundry COM
pany, S41.73; E. b. Chandler, 1852. 20;
Minneapolis Electric company, S16.66;
Miles 4 Hale. SLIGO; Ryan Drug COM
pany, Sa250.5S; George Mitch, Sl30. 80:
PrendergaSt Bros, 1896. 4S: James
Cleary. s69; K. p. Cullen, ST; st. Paul
Brass works, S20.33; I'll. E. Hand, $3.50:
A. NJ. D0herty, S643.43; NJ. P. Ryan,
S1,600. Total, s5,263.31. On motion al
lowed and referred to the comptroller
by the following vote: YeaS-CommiS-
siOners Parker, Prendergast, Freeman,
Martin, Mr.. PreSident-5.
Adjourned.
REUBEN WARNER, President.
WIN. O'GoRMAN, Secretary =